Combined brush and comb.



PATENTED AUG. 7, 1906.

T. J. MGGLOSKEY. COMBINED BRUSH AND 00MB.

LPPLIGATIOH FILED MAB. 7, 1905.

1 c m T "To and whom it may concern.-

UNrrEn srArns PAEEXT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. MGOLOSKEY, OF PRAlRIE DU CHIEN, WISCONSIN.

COMBINED BRUSH AND coma.

Application liled March 7,

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. MoOLosKEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Prairie du Ghien, in the county of Crawford .and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Combined Brushand Comb, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an im rovement in combined hair brushes and coms, and has for its object a simplified structure in which the brush andcomb are combined and adapted either for individual use or combined use.

'The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in'which Fiure 1 is a view 'in elevation of my combine comb and brush; Fig. 2 is alongitu.

dinal central section of the same, the comb.

being shown in elevation; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section of thesame. Referring to the drawings, my im roved hair brush. and comb comrises a han le porpreferred arrangement common in tion 1, suitablyconnecte to a back 2. The operative face of the back is provided with asuitable brush structure, preferably com rising tufts of bristles 3,secured in longitu 'nal and transverse rows in the, back. The bristlesmay be in any suitable number or any brush structures may be used forsecuring the-bristles in place. i

The back is longitudinally and centrally ooved at 4, the groove beingpreferably ovetailed in section. The comb comprises the usual toothedmember 5, the back or holding edge 6 of which is dovetailed to slidablyengage the dovetailed slot 4 in the back.

The teeth of the comb are preferably longer than the bristles 3, wherebythe comb pro- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 7, 1906.

1905. Saria1No.248.9{&l.

jects slightly above the bristles in the assembled structure.

The combined comb and brush may be used together for the usual object,or the comb, due to its projection above the brush, may be usedseparately, or the comb may be removed from the groove 4 to permitindependent use of the brush.

It will be noted that the structure provided is simple and inexpensiveand readily adapted for the combined use of the two articles or for theindependent use of either.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Acombined comb and brush comprising a brush member including a handle, aback secured thereto, and bristles secured to the back, the back beingformed-with a dovetailed slot arranged longitudinally and centrallythereof, and a comb having itsbackbar of dovetailed form incross-section to fit within and engage said slot, the teeth of the combbein of greater length than the bristles of the brus so as to project aportion of said teeth above the'operativc surface of the bris- 'tles,and the len th of the comb being approximately equa to the longitudinaldimen- 'sion of the bristle-surface, whereby the device may be usedsimultaneously as a brush and comb, and the material affected by thecomb during any one operation is also acted upon by the bristles of thebrush.

, In testimony whereof I allix'my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS J. MoOLOSKEY.

Witnesses:

J. H. PEACOCK, T. L. BROWN,

